The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-26
PROSPERITY.

Cotton is being offered in moderate
Notwithstanding S2 number bales
sold to date, 5,53i.
Mrs. Hattie Gibson and Miss Jennie
Jennings, of Johnston, have been visit
ing friends and relatives in town. Mrs.
G. left her daughter, Miss jamie, to at
tend the exercises Of the Prosperity
High School.
Mrs. Peggy Dominick, consort Of
George Dominick, ST., departed this life
on the 21st inst, Mrs. d. had been in
feeble health for long time, when an
attack Of pneumonia swiftly ended her
days in time. She leaves large circle
OF relatives and friends to mourn her
death. Peace to her ashes.
Rev. Mr.. Elkin DaptisU preached his
first sermon In Wightman chapel on last
Sunday to large congregation. His
text was peculiar onc--from Matthew
Ill to Revelation 22:2i.
Quite pleasant affair came of at the
Prosperity Hotel on Monday night.
"Minc host" w. ii. Dickcrt gave The
young people Il social entertainments i'm
which all seemed TO enjoy them selves to
their utmost capacity.
Miss Sallic Boincst, Of Pomaria, is on
visit to her brother, Mr.. j. B. Boincst,
and other relatives and friends in town,
work has been commenced OH the
dwelling OF Mr.. Henry Bauknight, and
Judging from the number of hands en-
pl"ycd, and the go-ahca,l-itivcness Of
the contractor, it will not be very long
before Mr.. B. and family will be COM
fortably occupying their new home.
Several other dwelling houses will be
erected in quick succession; in fact, the
town IS on tho eve Of a regular building
boom. We are proud to see this, for
more dwellings have been needed for Il
long while.
An OLD darkcy OF ante-bclium days, on
looking up ut the signal flags the other
day, remarked that "as long as da keen
dem flags up dar dc wcddcr git no bet
tcr--nO sir, dc wcGdcr git no bettcr-it
keep a Gittin' wuss and wuss ever since
da put up dem flags" He is not an adj
mirer.
The last cold wave has somewhat de-
moraliZcd the farmers on the oat qucs-
ton, and they arc lot so "calm and Sc
rcnc' as reported last week. They all
now agree that the younger portion of
tho oat crop Is very seriously injured, if
not entirely killed. They arc gathering
| together the fragments left from fall
| sowing, and are preparing to SOW again
as soon as the weather will permit.
The annual election of officers of the
Y. NJ. G.. A. came off on last Thursday
night. The following were elected to
serve Tor the ensuing year: A. III. Kohn,
presidents; d. NJ. Langford, vice-presi-
dent; e. ~. Norman, secretary; Virgil
\. BooZcr, treasurer. Truly this IS an
exemplary corps OF young officers.
A bold and daring robbery was per-
pctratcd In the Locust Grove section q
few nights, ago: 1t was bold in it's con-
ception and daring in its consummation
From the best evidence we can gather
1t seems, from the traces left on the
premises, that there must have been fif.
teen or twenty persons who premedi.
tated the robbery, and at a given time,
when MIR. Drayton l.. Long and family
were absent from home, entered his
corn crib by forcing the lock, and carry.
lag away as WAY bushels OF corn MS
there were men (say fifteen or twenty
The tracts and traces were to and from
every approach to tho house. This il
the biggest thing OH q small scale thai
we have been called upon to record. A
vigilance committee in that section
might be in order for mutual protection
against these midnight maraudcrs.
The citizens of Township No. 8, repro
scnting tho CLOVER route" held a meet
Ing here on Monday and passed rcsolu
tions to the effect that it was the sonse O.
the meeting that the G.. N. and l.. II. II
should pass on the south side OF til,
Little Mountain" That route woult
open up railroad facilities more general,
to tho whole people of Number 8. WI
learn that an cndeavor will be made tt
place the Clover route" on an coua
footing financially with the ''uppc
route" by private subscription. At
meeting Of the directors on the first o
February route will be decided upo1
and the road located. There is no qucs
ton about the road being built. 1t /.
coming either tho "uppcr' or "lowe
route" NJ, T., w.
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